understanding of a subject
8. harsh H. an instrument for measuring and showing temperature
9. synthetic I. also ; in addition
10. profound J. a way in which sth. happens，moves，develops or is
arranged
Ⅱ. Spell the following words with the help of their definitions and the
first letters.
1. s to ( cause to) become greater in amount or volume; to increase
2. i to supply water to ( dry land) ，esp. by providing with manmade
streams
3. t to try to deal with
4.m to cause (a solid) to become liquid
5. a the act of collecting things together over a period of time
6. d to ( cause to) become less
7. s to cover or hide
8. r to change (sth.) in order to correct or improve it
9. s very bad; serious
10. m to express f irmly or stick to one??s point; to keep up or retain
Ⅲ. Cross out the word that does not belong to the group.
1. diminish develop decrease decline
2. blame beat accuse charge
3. considerable substantial rather thinkable
4. collect gather increase accumulate
5.mild harsh severe hard
Clas s activity
Ⅰ. There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence
there are four choices marked A，B，C and D. Choose the one
answer that best completes the sentence.
1. Obviously，he was disappointed at the way things have.
A. turned up B. turned in
C. turned out D. turned down
2. The hero who fought single-handed with four muggers is in today??s.
A. deadlines B. headlines
C. airlines D. streamlines
3. It??s far too complex as we have to examine and settle some of the
controversial ethical and environmental in which science is
involved.
A. issues B. protection C. questions D. destruction
4
. It??s very of you not to talk aloud while the baby is asleep.
A. considerable B. considering
C. considerate D. considered
5. The fire has caused great losses，but the factory tried to the
consequences by saying that the damage was not as serious as reported.
(CET 6: 1999/ 1 )
A. decrease B. subtract C. minimize D. degrade
6. The main road was blocked for three hours today because of an accident
two lorries.
A. containing B. connecting C. involving D. including
7. The policy is expected to have effects on our economy.
A. theatric B. dramatic C. theoretic D. impractical
8.We??d better take some measures to control the of population in the
world.
A. expansion B. enlargement
C. extension D. swell
9. The growth of part-time and f lexible working ，and of training and
retraining schemes，allows more women to take advantage of employment
opportunities.
A. partners B. parts C. patterns D. partials
10. The concert was till the following week because of the singer??s
illness.
A. held up B. held in C. held back D. held over
11. House prices in the f irst three months of the year.
A. dipped B. is dipped C. are dipped D. dip
12. You must pack plenty of food. ，you will need warm clothes.
A. However B. Therefore C. Likewise D. Anyway
13. The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and him of
speeding.
A. charged B. accused C. blamed D. warned
14. Mr.Smith was plunged into grief when his beloved wife died in an
accident.
A. profounded B. profoundly
C. profounding D. profound
15. The question set by the teacher was so diff icult that the pupils did not know
how to it.
A. tack B. tackle C. tackel D. tacker
16. Three editors worked together and finally brought out another
edition.
A. revising B. revisable C. revised D. revisible
17. She was able to give the police the accident since she had been a
witness to it.
A. an account of B. an account for
C. an account over D. an account with
18. The ice in the warmth of sunshine.
A. is melted B.melted C. was melted D. melt
19. We must the growing tide of racism sweeping Europe.
A. revise B. reserve C. review D. reverse
20. Will you please your behavior at the party ?
A. explain off B. explain over
C. explain away D. explain on
Ⅱ. Choose a suitable word from the groups to complete the following
sentences and try to figure out the dif ference in meaning. Change
the form where necessary.
1. blame accuse charge
blame [ for/ on] to consider (sb.) responsible for (sth. bad)
accuse [ of ] to blame; to charge (sb.) with doing wrong，a crime，etc.
charge [with] to declare officially and openly ( that sth. is wrong)
( 1) Those young men were by the police with causing a disturbance in
the neighbourhood.
( 2) City residents often migrant workers for the sharp rise in the
urban crime rate.
( 3) His neighbour him of playing the musical instrument too loudly.
( 4) They the failure of the action on George.
2
. collect gather accumulate assemble
collect to bring together a number of things that one is interested in
from several places or people
gather to collect things together so that one can use them
accumulate to collect or gather together things over a period of time
assemble to collect things together or fit the different parts of something
together
( 1) The students for class at 8 o??clock in the morning.
( 2) The whole village has been working day and night and threshing
this year??s crop before the September rains.
( 3) He a lot of valuable stamps.
( 4) However ，as the evidence began to ，experts from different
countries felt obliged to investigate.
Ⅲ. Complete the following sentences with a phrase from the list.
( be) due to result from by comparison hold in
on the rise ups and downs explain away account for
worst of all be to blame
1. Their lives were exciting and glamorous; ours seemed dull.
2. These unconscious actions and reactions to them may in part our
feelings and snap judgments.
3. His failure is largely timidity.
4. The young man tried to the missing money，but no one believed
his story.
5. His failure in the exam the lack of hard work.
6. I know nothing about what happened ，so I in no way.
7. Don??t feel you have to pain. Just cry i f you want to.
8. He has experienced the of life.
9. She had no off ice of her own and，，she didn??t even have her own
computer.
10. Serious crime is once again.
Pos t-clas s activity
Ⅰ. Decide whether the following pairs of words are synonyms or
antonyms. If they are synonyms，circle the S. If they are
antonyms ，circle the A.
1. issue problem S A
2. severe harsh S A
3. hold in release S A
4. diminish increase S A
5. blame praise S A
6. global world-wide S A
7. smell odor S A
8.maintain keep S A
9. synthetic natural S A
10. shroud uncover S A
Ⅱ.Try to guess themeaning of the italicized idiomatic expressions in the
following sentences.
1. It is no use arguing further; we??ll never see eye to eye about the matter.